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Sara PlourdeJeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink, co-creators of the phenomenally popular Welcome to Nightvale podcast, the “Nightvale Presents” series of podcasts, and New York Times bestselling co-authors of the new novel, It Devours , their second book set in the fictional world of Nightvale. We caught up with them at the 2017 Boston Book Festival. Episode Music by Disparition10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Welcome to Nightvale's Jeffrey Cranor & Joseph Finkhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-welcome-nightvales-jeffrey-cranor-joseph-fink
119222 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 29 Nov 2017 21:59:49 +0000Sara PlourdeThe blockbuster 2003 thriller The Da Vinci Code launched Dan Brown into the best-selling stratosphere. More than 200 million copies of his books have sold worldwide since. Three of his novels have been made into films starring Tom Hanks as fictional Harvard professor Robert Langdon. Brown is a disciplined writer, rising at 4 a.m. to a breakfast smoothie and "bulletproof" coffee, writing every day, and throwing himself into his research. He spent four years researching Origin , his latest novel, which again thrusts Langdon into a 24-hour scavenger hunt for keys, codes and symbols in spectacular European locations. The breathless action drives bigger questions about faith, conspiracies, and organized religion. The question of whether contemporary notions of god can withstand scientific scrutiny is at the heart of Origin . We caught up with him just before discussing the book at The Music Hall in Portsmouth for Writers on a New England Stage. Music in this episode by Gregory W. Brown,10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Dan Brownhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-dan-brown
118675 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 15 Nov 2017 20:18:51 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Dan BrownSara PlourdeFor many writers, hitting their stride means finding their voice. Success for Sarah Hurwitz is in creating a voice for others. Sarah was candidate Hillary Clinton’s chief speechwriter during the 2006 Presidential primary, and was quickly snatched up by the Obama campaign team. She landed in the White House, soon being named First Lady Michelle Obama’s head speechwriter. We asked Sarah about her work and confirmed that she worked on that 2008 speech to the Democratic National Convention that was plagiarized by then candidate Trump's wife, Melania at the 2016 Republican National Convention.10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Speechwriter Sarah Hurwitzhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-speechwriter-sarah-hurwitz
118033 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 01 Nov 2017 21:06:19 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Speechwriter Sarah HurwitzSara PlourdeVirginia Macgregor, author most recently of Wishbones , has a knack for capturing the voices of children and young adults and projecting her novels through their lenses, giving us young narrators with accurate levels of experience and naivety - and a perspective not often found in adult literature. Our conversation with her centered around that: how she conjures the voices of young people, insures they are three-dimensional, and navigates those voices around complicated adult situations. Episode music by Broke for Free10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Virginia Macgregorhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-virginia-macgregor
117282 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 18 Oct 2017 19:22:15 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Virginia MacgregorSara PlourdeAtul Gawande is a surgeon, professor at Harvard Medical School, and writes about medicine and ethics for the New Yorker . He’s author of several best-selling books, most recently, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End . The book questions the human cost of miraculous medicine, and urges a shift from the prevailing thought that human decline and death are signs of failures to instead think about how to make old age and the experience of dying better. Despite the grave topic, Gawande views it as a book about living. We spoke to him in the greenroom at The Music Hall in Portsmouth before a Writers on a New England Stage live event. Episode music by Uncanny Valleys. Please take a moment to take our listener survey at survey.panoply.fm10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Atul Gawandehttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-atul-gawande
116651 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 06 Oct 2017 13:35:09 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Atul GawandeSara PlourdeCeleste Ng came out of the gate strong. Her first novel, Everything I Never Told You, was a New York Times bestseller and Amazon's #1 Best Book of 2014. Her latest, Little Fires Everywhere , continues her exploration of family dynamics and the effect of being included or excluded from belonging. She has said in the past that her stories begin with images, so we began by asking her where those images come from. Episode Music by Cheetara10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Celeste Nghttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-celeste-ng
115818 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 20 Sep 2017 21:15:39 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Celeste NgWord of MouthEvery New Hampshire town has a past - though not always remembered with pride. This week on the show, we explore the stuff you might not see on a postcard. Like how unincorporated places function...no town government? No rules? Plus, we’ll talk to Howard Mansfield about opening our eyes to the extraordinary revelations that live side by side with ordinary village life. Join us as we dig into the habits, histories, hidden gems of small town life.Village Names, Unincorporated Towns, & Civics 101http://nhpr.org/post/village-names-unincorporated-towns-civics-101
115104 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 08 Sep 2017 19:43:44 +0000Sara PlourdeLouise Penny was well into her forties when she published Still Life , the first in what has become the wildly popular Armand Gamache mystery series. The novels are set in Québec, where Gamache is Chief Inspector of the provincial police force. They are meticulously plotted, part police procedurals, part exploration of human nature - and the precarious balance between good and evil. Louise Penny is now out with the thirteenth in the series, Glass Houses . Episode Music by Dana Boulé.10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Louise Pennyhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-louise-penny
115088 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 07 Sep 2017 01:18:45 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Louise PennySara PlourdeAlice Fogel is Poet Laureate of New Hampshire, and the author of six collections of poetry, including Interval: Poems Based on Bach's Goldberg Variations . Her most recent work is A Doubtful House . Episode Music by Little Glass Men10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Alice Fogelhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-alice-fogel
114408 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 09 Aug 2017 15:28:00 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Alice FogelWord of MouthOn today's show: Civics 101: U.S. Territories "Found at Sea": from Producer Andy Short . Listen again at PRX.org . 10-Minute Writer's Workshop : Michael CunninghamSummer Car Raffle: U.S. Territories & 10-Minute Writer's Workshop with Michael Cunninghamhttp://nhpr.org/post/summer-car-raffle-us-territories-10-minute-writers-workshop-michael-cunningham
112838 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 26 Jul 2017 18:15:45 +0000Sara PlourdeMichael Cunningham is best known as the author of The Hours , winner of the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, which imagines a fateful day in the life of Virginia Woolf and its modern parallels. But he's a man of many genres - he's also co-written a screenplay, walked readers through Provincetown, Mass with a travelogue, and turned fairy tales on their heads, as he does in his recent collection of short fiction, A Wild Swan and Other Tales . Episode Music by Blue Dot Sessions Ad Music by Uncanny Valleys10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Michael Cunninghamhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-michael-cunningham
112830 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 26 Jul 2017 16:30:57 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Michael CunninghamWord of MouthOn today's show: Producer Hannah McCarthy takes a drive up to Livermore to find out why a recent census listed the ghost town's population as "3". You can read more and listen to the story again here . Civics 101: Church & State Producer Molly Donahue answers the Only in New Hampshire question: is it true there's a secret list of archaeological sites in New Hampshire? Less is the new novel of the by Andrew Sean Greer , the O. Henry Award winning author who will be at Writers in the Loft on Monday, July 24 . Inspired by today's show and want to join in a dig this summer? You can learn more about the State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology Program (SCRAP) here.Ghostowns, Civics 101, & Andrew Greerhttp://nhpr.org/post/ghostowns-civics-101-andrew-greer
112634 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 21 Jul 2017 19:41:50 +0000Word of MouthOn today's show: Civics 101: Church & State "Saint John Coltrane Church" from reporter Julie Napolin and Philosophy Talk . You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . 10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Ian RankinSummer Car Raffle: Civics 101, Saint John Coltrane Church, & Ian Rankinhttp://nhpr.org/post/summer-car-raffle-civics-101-saint-john-coltrane-church-ian-rankin
112565 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 20 Jul 2017 13:45:47 +0000Word of MouthOn today's show: Civics 101: Lobbying "The Loneliest Creature on Earth" from producer Nate DiMeo and The Memory Palace . You can listen to this episode again at PRX.org . 10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Roxane GaySummer Car Raffle: Lobbying, The Loneliest Creature on Earth, & 10MWWhttp://nhpr.org/post/summer-car-raffle-lobbying-loneliest-creature-earth-10mww
112497 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 19 Jul 2017 13:42:44 +0000Sara PlourdeThis episode, we speak to Roxane Gay, author, essayist, teacher, and all around-superwoman. The author of New York Times bestsellers Bad Feminist and Difficult Women , her latest, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body , is a candid and personal account of life inside her body, of weight, trauma, and self-care. We spoke to Roxane by phone from her home. Episode music by Blue Dot Sessions Ad music by Uncanny Valleys10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Roxane Gayhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-roxane-gay
112205 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 13 Jul 2017 20:04:45 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Roxane GaySara PlourdeAuthor, outspoken vegetarian, social media abstainer and writing teacher Jonathan Safran Foer is author of three novels: Everything Is Illuminated , Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and, most recently, Here I Am , which follows four generations of a Jewish family grappling with identity, connection and disaster. His nonfiction book about factory farming, Eating Animals , was also a New York Times best-seller. Episode music by Broke For Free Ad music by Uncanny Valleys10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Jonathan Safran Foerhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-jonathan-safran-foer
111447 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 28 Jun 2017 15:09:05 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Jonathan Safran FoerSara PlourdeIan Rankin is best known for two characters: Inspector John Rebus, the protagonist of now 21 mystery novels, and the city of Edinburgh, whose dark corners come alive in Rankin’s hands. Rebus made his debut in the 1987 crime novel Knots & Crosses . In Rankin’s newest novel - Rather Be the Devil - a retired Rebus returns to a case that has haunted him for decades. Episode music by Podington Bear Ad music by Uncanny Valleys10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Ian Rankinhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-ian-rankin
110720 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 14 Jun 2017 16:34:34 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Ian RankinWord of MouthWhether it's the overuse of like, saying "nuculear", or using the word "literally", figuratively, misuse of language has a way of getting under our skin. A linguist assures us that language is always changing...so loosen up. Today, why dictionaries and grammar sticklers can't stop improper language. Plus artists, researchers and cartographers re-interpret the city that never sleeps... Illustrating its distinctive culture, history and variety through maps.6.05.17: Nonstop Metropolis & Words on the Movehttp://nhpr.org/post/60517-nonstop-metropolis-words-move
100544 as http://nhpr.orgMon, 05 Jun 2017 17:13:16 +0000Sara PlourdeKrista Tippett is probably best known as the host & creator of the public radio program On Being . But she's also the author of three books that pull from her decades of interviews with a broad variety of thinkers and seekers, exploring the intersections between spirituality, science, and living. The most recent is called Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery & Art of Living . We spoke to her backstage at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH before a Writers on a New England Stage event. Music: Podington Bear - "Daydreamer"10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Krista Tippetthttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-krista-tippett
110027 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 31 May 2017 21:20:07 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Krista TippettWord of MouthOn today's show: Civics 101: Political Speechwriting "George Carlin: Class Clown" from producer Devon Strolovitch . You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . Feather is the complicated, feisty central character in a new YA novel called Wishbones , the third novel by Virginia MacGregor , who now lives in New Hampshire. You can join her for the Wishbones launch party on May 23rd at Gibson's Bookstore . "Swimmers" from producer Michelle Macklem. You can listen to this story again at PRX.org . J essamyn Stanley has documented her own yoga practice for the past several years for her three-hundred thousand Instagram followers. She's now turned her internet celebrity into a book , Every Body Yoga , a practical introduction to yoga that isn't restricted by body type or background.Political Speechwriting, Wishbones, & Every Body Yogahttp://nhpr.org/post/political-speechwriting-wishbones-every-body-yoga
109472 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 19 May 2017 19:46:34 +0000